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# Jobs

This week
28th May 2023 - 2nd June 2023
# garda recruitment
Garda recruitment age limit should be reconsidered, says justice minister
The Government hope to recruit 1,000 new gardaí by the end of the year.
Last week
21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023
# Castletroy
Engineering company plans to create 700 jobs in Limerick over next five years
H&MV Engineering will base its global operations from its new global headquarters in Castletroy, Co Limerick.
Last month
May 2023
# Athenry
Medtech firm Dexcom announces 1,000 jobs for Athenry
An additional 500 construction jobs will also be created to build the site on IDA-owned land near the Galway town.
# Job Losses
Shopify to axe Irish jobs as part of 20% global workforce cut
Shopify cut its workforce by 10% in July 2022.
This year
2023
# Job Cuts
Accenture to axe 19,000 jobs worldwide, including 400 in Ireland
The consulting firm employs over 6,500 people in Ireland.
# Job Cuts
Meta is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs
Mark Zuckerberg in November confirmed more than 11,000 staff, or 13% of the company’s workforce, were to be let go.
# Job Cuts
Taoiseach says Coveney 'engaging' with tech sector as Google confirms it will cut 240 Irish jobs
A collective consultation process will commence tomorrow.
# Tech Sector
Ireland 'over the worst' of job cuts at multi-national tech firms in Ireland, Coveney says
The Minister said that large tech companies are keen to not only stay in this country but to grow and expand here.
# Job Cuts
Video conferencing company Zoom cuts staff by 15%
Zoom Video Communications chief executive Eric Yuan is also taking a 98% cut in salary this year.
# Job Cuts
Tech giant Salesforce to cut around 200 jobs in Ireland
Last month, the company announce it was shedding about 10% of its employees globally.
# Davos
Varadkar says Ireland will be affected by Microsoft job losses
Varadkar is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.
# Davos
Taoiseach says some billionaires are all 'fur coat and no knickers'
Varadkar will be in Davos for three days this week.
Last year
2022
# Nuremore Hotel
Staff at Co Monaghan hotel stage sit-in protest in dispute over wages
The hotel was acquired by an investment fund in 2020.
The hotel's staff are worried heading into Christmas about their futures.
The director of the hotel's parent company has seen the wrong side of WRC rulings with another firm he runs.
# Amazon
No job cuts expected at Amazon Ireland despite reports of lay-offs, Varadkar says
The tech giant is set to axe up to 10,000 workers from its global operation.
# Job Losses
Tech firm Intercom to cut workforce by almost 13%, leaving 39 jobs in Ireland at risk
The New York Times is reporting that Amazon plans to lay off approximately 10,000 people starting as soon as this week.
# Job Losses
Twitter begins cutting jobs, including in Ireland, in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover
Twitter employs more than 7,500 people around the world.
# Job Cuts
Online payments firm Stripe to cut around 14% of its staff
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison confirmed the job cuts in a note distributed to employees earlier today.
# Jobs Jobs Jobs
Consultancy firm EY announces creation of 900 new jobs on island of Ireland
550 positions will be for experienced hires and 350 will be filled by new university graduates.
# Job Cuts
Pharmaceutical company Novartis to cut up to 400 jobs in Dublin
The changes will occur at the Novartis Global Service Centre in Dublin by the end of 2024.
# Arrabawn
Over 100 dairy jobs face uncertainty as Ballinasloe milk plant set to close
The east-Galway dairy milk plant employs 110 people.
# job fairy
Accountancy apprenticeship programme to create 140 jobs
Applications are based in colleges in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Monaghan, Waterford and Wicklow.
# Jobs
TikTok to hire extra 1,000 workers for its Ireland office
The company already employs 2,000 people in Ireland.
# janssen
Up to 180 jobs being created in Cork after €150 million investment in Janssen pharma firm
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the news was “fantastic” for Cork.
# Jobs
Irish utility contracting firm to create 150 new jobs
Gaeltec provides specialist contracting support to public and private companies rolling out or upgrading energy and telecoms infrastructure.
# Gardaí
A new recruitment drive for An Garda Síochána has launched today
Budget 2022 has provided for the recruitment of up to 800 gardaí and 400 Garda staff this year.
# lilly
US bio pharma firm to create 300 staff jobs by expanding business to Limerick
Lilly is to submit a planning application to Limerick City and County Council in the coming weeks.
All time
# Penneys
Penneys to create 700 new jobs with 250 million euro investment
The Tanaiste said the expansion was an enormous vote of confidence in the Irish retail sector.
# Jobs Jobs Jobs
Apache Pizza seeking to hire 500 people across 180 Irish stores before Christmas
The company has organised a national recruitment roadshow over the coming weeks.
# jobs watch
Financial services firm Grant Thornton to create 1,000 new roles over three years
The new roles are aimed at both experienced and graduate hires.
# Facebook
Facebook to hire 10,000 workers in EU to build ‘the metaverse’
The new computing platform will encompass augmented and virtual reality.
# Baldonnell
Amazon to create 500 jobs at new Irish warehouse
The facility is due to open next spring and will be the first of its kind in Ireland.
# Job Creation
Dealz confirms €20 million expansion across Ireland over next three years
The discount retailer said this could lead to up to 500 jobs being created in that time.
Voices
Paul Murphy: 'The answer to the unemployment crisis isn't JobBridge 2.0'
The Work Placement Experience Programme is bad for all workers , writes Paul Murphy TD.
# work experience
10,000 jobseekers to be paid €306 per week as new work placement scheme launched
The Pathways to Work 2021-2025 strategy was launched by the government this morning.
# Jobs Announcement
Kirby group to create 300 new jobs in expansion drive
Kirby also announced a €2 million plan to upgrade its headquarters in Co Limerick.
# Jobs
Accenture announces 500 new jobs for Munster and Dublin
The new jobs will be created over the next three years.
# Jobs
Apache Pizza set to create 300 jobs as takeaway business booms during pandemic
The company is Ireland’s largest pizza chain employing 2,440 people across 169 stores.
# digital focus
Bank of Ireland to recruit 130 specialist IT staff over next 12 months
Last month, the bank confirmed plans to close 88 branches in Ireland and 15 branches in Northern Ireland.
# Jobs Jobs Jobs
Deloitte announces plans for 300 new jobs in Ireland
The majority of the roles will be in consulting, 100 of which are being recruited immediately.
# Workday
400 new jobs to be created in Dublin by US software firm Workday
Workday opened its European headquarters in Kings Building in Smithfield in 2015.